Thus far in our study of confrontation in John 8 we have seen five principles which can guide us when we need to confront someone. Today we look at the last two principles.

I The first principle is this: Confrontation should only take place when there is a real reason for it (8:13).II The second principle: Confrontation must overcome ignorance (8:14).III The third principle: Confrontation must make the truth known w/o condemnation (8:15).IV The fourth principle: Confrontation must never exclude God or God’s Word (8:16).V The fifth principle: Confrontation, if at all possible, should not be done alone (8:17-18).

VI The sixth principle: Confrontation should be _______ focused on the _______ issue (8:19).

In our return to the Gospel of John we have been asking the question, “Who is Jesus?” John 8:12 says he is the light of the world. Today we see that Jesus is one who is not afraid to confront. In our text we find seven principles that can guide us when we need to confront:

I Confrontation should only take place when there is a real reason for it.II Confrontation must overcome ignoranceIII Confrontation must make the truth known without condemnation.

IV Confrontation must never exclude ______ or _______ ________ (8:16).A. Sometimes we get upset about things that are only matters of ____________, but we still try to confront.1. When we try to make a matter of personal taste a __________ issue, we get into __________.When we act like a biblical issue is ______ a matter of personal taste, we get into _______ trouble.B. We have a problem today because there are _____ supposed authorities which have taken the authority that belongs to ______.1. First, there is __________ authority.2. Second, there is ____________ authority.

V Confrontation, if at all possible, should not be done ________ (8:17-18). A. Jesus says, “In fact, I am not alone. There are ______ who support my statement that I am the light of the world.”1. One is _____.2. The other witness is the ________ who _____ me.B. A Qal Wahomer argument is an argument from the ________ to the __________.C. Why should we not confront alone?1. First, it is better for the one who is _______ confronted.2. Second, it is better for the one who __________.

In our return to the Gospel of John we have been asking the question, “Who is Jesus?” John 8:12 says he is the light of the world. Today we see that Jesus is one who is not afraid to confront. In our text we find seven principles that can guide us when we need to confront:

I The first principle is this: Confrontation should only take place when there is a real reason for it.

II The second principle: Confrontation must overcome ______________.A. Jesus says, “Even if you ignore all my witnesses you should believe me because of where I am ______ and where I am ________.1. Where is he from? He is from _____.2. Where is he going? He is going to _______.The Pharisees should have recognized where Jesus was from and where he was going, but they didn’t, because they chose to be ____________.C. People who need to be confronted are people who have been deceived, either by __________ or by the _________ around them. D. Ignorance makes confrontation necessary, but we must ________ the ignorant.

III The third principle: Confrontation must make the truth known without ______________.A. Jesus could judge perfectly, and that is what makes the following statement so ___________ - He says, “I pass judgment on ____ _____.”B. Only when he _______ from the Father, and the Father _________ his judgment, only then does Jesus judge.C. We humans can’t listen to people who condemn us – Our emotional s_______- p____________ instinct won’t let us.

IV One of the most common ways we condemn people today is by using __________. -This is how condemnation works: We condemn people in our ________, then we ____________ them by giving them a label, and then we feel free to ______ them.

In our return to the Gospel of John we have been asking the question, “Who is Jesus?” Last Sunday we saw that he is the light of the world. Today we see that Jesus is one who is not afraid to confront. In our text we find seven principles that can guide us when we need to confront:

I The first principle is this: Confrontation should only take place when there is a r________ r__________ for it.A. Some believe they have been given the ministry of a____________.B. Confrontation is a legitimate tool to rescue people from self-deception, but confrontation must not be entered into q_______ly or l________ly.

II What made this confrontation necessary?A. The Pharisees denied the _________ of what Jesus had just said.1. They did not deny what he said on the basis of the _________.2. They denied what he said on the basis of an obscure _________ principle.B. The Pharisees were not only using an obscure legal principle to discredit Jesus, but they m_____________ it.C. The Pharisees were not only accusing Jesus of lying about himself, they were also trying to _________ _____. D. Jesus had already d_______ with their objection and had answered it c__________.1. Beginning with John 5:32, Jesus lists five witnesses who can give evidence that he speaks the truth: John the Baptist, _____ the _______, the work that Jesus is doing, _______, and the ___________. 2. The fact that the Pharisees bring up this issue of witnesses after Jesus had already dealt with it shows that the Pharisees were not only blind, they were ___________ blind.